Energy System Project Management Specialist Professional

The opportunity

This role is responsible for Project Management professional. As Project Manager, you will Lead the execution of medium to large size projects and ensure that all related activities are performed in accordance with Hitachi Energy policy, contractual agreements, quality standards, health, safety & environment requirements, financial targets, as well as schedule commitments. Working in close collaborations with customers, engineering, quality, production, supply chain, etc. You must possess strong organizational and communication skills and work proficiently both individually and in teams

How you’ll make an impact

• Leading the project team, defining execution guidelines, allocating project tasks, and motivating and monitoring internal and external resources to accomplish all tasks and milestones. Providing performance feedback regarding allocated resources working on projects.
• Defining, jointly with the Finance, Quality, Engineering and Planning departments, all project plan documents, including scope and financial plans, schedule and risk management plans.
• Ensuring that the project follows execution best practices and Hitachi Energy policies. Effectively monitors and controls project progress and efficient resource utilization.
• Reviews status of critical suppliers’ progress and includes in overall schedule.
• Monitoring and controlling project financials, overseeing project invoicing status, cost, expenses and cash flow. Identifying, qualifying, quantifying and managing project risks, and ensuring that all opportunities are identified and pursued.
• Capturing, analyzing and sharing lessons learned throughout the project. Making sure that the project is formally closed out, as contractually agreed. Driving the formal acceptance of the project, contract close-out and its acknowledgement by the customer.
• Confirming that the project consistently applies contract and claims management, in accordance with Hitachi Energy policies and contractual agreements.
• Coordinating with Supply Chain Management, and successfully procuring required services, materials and equipment for the project from external and internal suppliers. Supporting Supply Chain Management in supplier negotiations, claims and project changes.
• Acting as key contact for the customer and an escalation point for project issues. Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively communicating with all stakeholders. Ensuring the project follows and complies with company health, safety, and environmental policies.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 10 plus years in one or combination of the following disciplines: Project Management; Project Engineering; Customer support. Must have proven accomplishments.
• Atleast executed one Power Quality project or multiple HV Substations in project life cycle. Must have proven accomplishments
• Clearly demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to communicate with Hitachi Energy and Customer personnel in order to successfully collaborate, coordinate, and resolve project related activities and issues
• Knowledge of Project Management skills such as critical path and risk identification and mitigation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and able to deliver to customer’s expectations
• Self-motivated who drives all stakeholder to close issues and comfortable taking a leadership role as being a team member. Negotiation skills for interaction with internal and external customers
• Desired competencies: Knowledge of SAP, Primavera P6, MS project, MSWORD and MSEXCEL
• Experience from Power Quality projects and PMP certification will be added advantage
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required